Category Archives: Wrongful Death
Major Car Seat Manufacturer Faces Wrongful Death Of Child Lawsuit
Britax Child Safety, one of the foremost manufacturers of child safety seats in the nation, is facing a lawsuit filed by the parents of a child who died in one of their car seats. The parents allege that the child safety seat was designed defectively which made the seat not “crashworthy”. In other words,… Read More »
Federal Judge Halts Trial After Lawyer Violates Gag Order
A federal judge halted a lawsuit against a trucking company whose driver was involved in an accident that took the lives of six people. The attorney, who is representing four of the six estates, sent a press release to the media in violation of a rule issued from the bench. The federal trial judge… Read More »
Wrongful Death Or Survival? Understanding Your Options After A Fatal Injury In Florida
After a fatal injury in Florida, many families are practically stunned and numb, unable to react or even catch their breath long enough to take legal actions. Sadly, this is what insurance companies and large businesses are counting on. At Halpern, Santos & Pinkert, P.A., we’ve represented many injured people and helped families who… Read More »
“Bad Timing” Causes Chain of Events That Lead to Pedestrian Death
Have you ever heard the term “chain hex”? It refers to a curse placed upon someone in a horror story that causes one unfortunate sequence of events after another that eventually results in severe injury or death. Each unfortunate event becomes the foundation for an even more unfortunate event. So, for example, you’re walking… Read More »
Delivery Truck Driver Blamed for Death of Security Guard
A security guard at an upscale gated community in Las Vegas lost his life as he was trying to help a delivery truck driver back out of a spot. The family of 61-year-old Mark Streit has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against RC Wiley for whom the delivery driver worked for and the gated… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Accident Claims the Lives of Young Couple
Hannah Krajewski, 21, and her boyfriend, Devaughn Gresham, 23, were killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into their vehicle on I-95. The families have now initiated a lawsuit against the trucking company and their driver for wrongful death. Krajewski’s father says he hopes this sends a message to the trucking industry to slow down and… Read More »
Mavis Tire Targeted in Fatal Limo Accident
Mavis Tire is among the named defendants in a lawsuit that revolves around a fatal limo accident that cost twenty people their lives. This accident occurred in Saratoga Springs, NY, an area famed for their horse track racing. According to the passengers, the limo’s brakes were faulty and this is what led directly to… Read More »
How Many People Die Each Year Due to Tire Blowouts?
In an age where it’s become commonplace to compare things to the coronavirus, is it also possible that tire blowouts cause more deaths than the virus? The answer, as a matter of fact, is no. Each year, there are roughly 78,000 crashes related to tire blowout accidents. Roughly 400 of those individuals will die… Read More »
Investigators Reveal Tire Failure Caused Dump Truck Driver’s Death
A dump truck driver operating a 1981 Chevrolet C-70 dump truck tragically lost his life traveling along a Kentucky interstate. Investigators believe that the truck was traveling around 70 mph when the crash occurred. The driver was heading back to his place of business when the truck experienced a catastrophic tire failure. The vehicle,… Read More »
Family Sues After Flying Tire Takes Life of Mother
Flying tire accidents occur when the tire or wheel dislocates itself from the vehicle. Even smaller tires weigh enough to completely destroy most passenger vehicles, but flying tire accidents generally involve commercial tractor-trailers. When this happens, it may seem like an act of God, but the truth is these accidents are entirely preventable. One… Read More »
